2 seated coins + skeleton keys

Bartek

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Howdy TNet, its been a while since I posted. I apologize.
So far I've been having a very good season. But last few weeks the heat wave hit and I've been staying away. That's until yesterday. I was going to do some solo morning detecting, but decided to check in on EastCoastHunter (good old Charlie). Right away, by his voice, I could tell he was also going through detecting withdrawals. After few minutes of pep talk I turned my car around and started driving in his direction.

We got into a section of woods that I am sure was detected many times over, but we never walked that way. The summer bramble is in its fullness, dense, full of spider webs and flying insects attacking u from every direction.

The ground was quiet besides the occasional shotgun shell. Then I got what almost would seem like a penny (small copper) sound on my deus. I dig about 3" and see the silver goodness.

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Smaller than a dime I had a good idea what it was.
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A long walk, and many shotgun shell later. The ground seemed to have changed, there was a thick patch of bramble and dirt under the feet looked different. As I dug one of the two skeleton keys I thought "home site"?

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I calls for Charlie and we began to work the immediate area. There was definitely some activity, I found few Indians and Charlie got a large crowned coin (trying to id it)
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As I'm working around what I believe is an old home site I get a quick but definite sweet tone in my earphones. I work the deus down the target, nice clean tone and smooth finish ...I think to myself "oh it's a coin, perhaps silver"! I dig down and pops out a silver quarter! I move some of the dirt, recognize what it is and drop it, calling for Charlie.
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It's one of those wish it and get it moments because an hour earlier we were talking about how seated Quarters are so elusive, and how sweet it would be to dig one up!

And there she is clean and prestige, probably the nicest condition quarter I've ever found:

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These are after a warm water and gentle soap wash

What a good day to be out there! Hopefully the heat won't keep us down too long. Thanks for looking and HH.
 

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Scrappy

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The wife has me anchored on weekends as you're aware. But next weekend I'll try and cut the chain. I'll shoot you a Basstards text.

Heck, I thought you were promoted to Captain Scrappy. Guess She has the rank of Admiral. :tongue3: Hope to hear you got back out detecting soon.
 

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Heck, I thought you were promoted to Captain Scrappy. Guess She has the rank of Admiral. :tongue3: Hope to hear you got back out detecting soon.

Hahaha! On my ship we call her the "5-Star Admiral Brigadier General". No joking. My crew is scared of her
 

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Damn man that coin is incredible!!!! I have an early real that is super crisp and a farthing. But coins that crisp are so hard to dig. They have to barely circulate and go into good ground and not get banged up by a plow or anything else for well over a century. Congrats on that stunner
 

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Amazing Finds!! That quarter is in excellent condition!!
 

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One of those hunts where you think you've entered the Twilight Zone. I reckon that Seated Quarter is worthy of grading & slabbing. Great hunt and scores on two seated silvers. Indians, and cool relics as an entrée. SWEET!:headbang:
 

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Bartek

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One of those hunts where you think you've entered the Twilight Zone. I reckon that Seated Quarter is worthy of grading & slabbing. Great hunt and scores on two seated silvers. Indians, and cool relics as an entrée. SWEET!:headbang:

I never send out any of my finds to get graded, should go through the process one of these days! Thanks for the suggestion.
 

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I never send out any of my finds to get graded, should go through the process one of these days! Thanks for the suggestion.

I have never sent out a coin for grading either. Mainly because I have never found one "worthy" of it I reckon. I do have one coin that I did consider for grading. My only Seated Quarter which when recovered was completely encrusted in black crud. I committed the "cardinal sin" and scrubbed the heck out of it to get it to this point and have never done another thing with it. The detail is pretty amazing with a bit of the black crud still remaining. I reckon I have done damage through the cleaning process but, what good is a silver coin totally encrusted in black crud? Sorry, not trying to send your wonderful find post sideways. Just thought I'd share my experience if it helps someone else. Even myself.

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What an amazing bunch of finds- that Seated quarter is unbelievable- like new- Congrats!

-- Jeff --
 

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Great job on the seated coins, Beautiful coin.. sit down! WTG.. Congrats all day! :occasion14: drink em both...
 

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Great job on the seated coins, Beautiful coin.. sit down! WTG.. Congrats all day! :occasion14: drink em both...

I'm celebrating all week, now it's time to get back out there and rescue more coins!
 

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Yes your old American coins are beauty's to behold.
Congrats
 

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Very nice coins and a great posts. Congrats on getting Liberty Seated X 2.
 

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